|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
768 |
671 |
561 |
634 |
551 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
7.7 |
6.5 |
5.5 |
5.9 |
5.2 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
2 022 |
2 400 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
15.1 |
20.4 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 455 |
8 487 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
9 632 |
9 502 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
383.8 |
407.2 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
39 847 |
42 855 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
11 654 |
11 902 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
398.9 |
427.6 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
34 227 |
35 925 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
3 298 |
3 311 |
3 259 |
3 255 |
3 272 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
np |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
119 |
133 |
140 |
160 |
170 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
1 166 |
1 207 |
1 181 |
1 166 |
1 168 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
701 |
670 |
665 |
628 |
563 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
501 |
500 |
481 |
441 |
401 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
473 |
460 |
450 |
466 |
436 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
65.7 |
63.5 |
63.3 |
65.2 |
64.6 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
33 300 |
34 525 |
35 951 |
37 367 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
15 085 |
14 901 |
15 217 |
15 369 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
3 999 |
4 331 |
4 674 |
5 489 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
17 413 |
18 142 |
18 451 |
19 887 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 191 |
2 679 |
2 149 |
2 179 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
354.0 |
376.9 |
396.3 |
427.3 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
52.1 |
51.7 |
51.7 |
51.5 |
- |
Females |
% |
47.9 |
48.3 |
48.3 |
48.5 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
17.7 |
18.4 |
18.4 |
17.9 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
25.6 |
24.4 |
23.6 |
23.5 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
25.6 |
25.2 |
25.1 |
25.0 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
19.7 |
20.3 |
20.7 |
20.7 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
9.6 |
10.1 |
10.4 |
10.9 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
7.6 |
7.8 |
7.9 |
7.8 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
16.1 |
16.4 |
16.9 |
17.1 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
6.4 |
6.2 |
6.7 |
7.2 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
9.7 |
9.6 |
9.2 |
9.2 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.7 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
19.6 |
19.9 |
19.6 |
19.5 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
6.2 |
6.4 |
6.3 |
6.1 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
10.0 |
10.2 |
10.4 |
10.4 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
11.2 |
11.2 |
10.9 |
10.5 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
10.6 |
9.7 |
9.7 |
9.7 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
340.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
3 162.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
229.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
387.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
47.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
12.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
1 242 |
1 122 |
1 083 |
1 173 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
342 |
399 |
423 |
450 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
450 |
486 |
492 |
510 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
2 034 |
2 007 |
1 998 |
2 133 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
186 |
225 |
198 |
240 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
75 |
132 |
84 |
99 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
261 |
357 |
282 |
339 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
204 |
240 |
186 |
150 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
9 |
18 |
78 |
66 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
213 |
258 |
264 |
216 |
- |
|
|
|